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Slayer

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A killer; a murderer; someone who slays.
  2. 2
    someone who causes the death of a person or animal wordnet
  3. 3
    A butcher. uncommon

Etymology

From Middle English slear, sleere, sleare, slaare, dissimilated from Old English slaga (“slayer”), equivalent to slay + -er.

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